Frequent Smartphone Use Can Impair Hand Function: Study

Frequent smartphone users are more likely to have an enlarged median nerve and have their hand function and pinch strength impaired, says a new study. However, the study, published online in Muscle & Nerve, doesn't clearly link heavy smartphone use to ... Read more

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Official: Smartphone usage by Iran authorities to be banned

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A senior Iranian official says authorities with access to classified information will be banned from using smartphones. Gen. Gholam Reza Jalali, who heads an Iranian military unit in charge of combatting sabotage, is quoted by the ... Read more

BlackBerry To Release Android Smartphone With Physical QWERTY-Equipped Keyboard

BlackBerry never achieved the comeback it was hoping for with its BlackBerry 10 smartphone lineup. Now, a new report claims the company is planning a keyboard-equipped handset running Android. When Apple launched the original iPhone in 2007, the smartphone ... Read more

How a smartphone reshaped a new parent's life

This article, How a smartphone reshaped a new parent's life, originally appeared on CNET.com. View gallery A new baby has arrived in the Konrad-Shankland household. Stephen Shankland/CNET For new parents, smartphones and newborn babies are a match made in ... Read more

Smartphone can help with money problems

NEW YORK — It can be used to buy lattes, order cabs and get pizza delivered, but some tech entrepreneurs are betting the smartphone can play an even greater role in saving people money. An app to help you manage monthly bills, provide a mobile-friendly ... Read more

Spying fears prompt smartphone ban for Iran officials

Restrictions on smartphone use in Iran come after reports that nuclear talks between Iran and world powers were compromised by cyber hacking Iranian officials with access to classified information will be forbidden from using smartphones in connection with ... Read more

E-tel Scales New Smartphone Heights In Sri Lanka With 'Curiosity L2'

A new smartphone that will dramatically demolish perceptions of the high cost of top-end technology, has been unveiled in Sri Lanka by E-tel, with the launch of its 'Curiosity L2' – a Full HD, Octa Core processor powered, best-in-class mobile phone ... Read more

Spying fears prompt smartphone ban for Iranian officials

TEHRAN: Iranian officials with access to classified information will be forbidden from using smartphones in connection with their work because of fears of espionage, a security official said Saturday. Such phones are not secure as "data entered on to ... Read more

Toyota eyes Ford's latest smartphone interface

Toyota announced today that it may adopt the SmartDeviceLink (SDL) protocol, which is the open-source version of Ford's smartphone-linking technology, called Ford AppLink. Toyota would integrate SDL into its infotainment system, allowing drivers to command ... Read more

Actually, The US Smartphone Revolution Has Entered The Late Innings

It means that the as-yet unpenetrated segment of the U.S. smartphone market--the "late majority" adopters who will likely buy smartphones for the first time over the next few years--are older and poorer than the Americans who already own smartphones. Read more